And what did Apple tech support say?

Post #23,265 by tjsinclair 1/5/02 7:17:49 PM Reply	And what did Apple tech support say? Did you try to configure the stations via the Ethernet interface? Just asking....I've had very good luck with AirPort and even when I didn't, Apple determined that it was a hardware issue and sent me a replacement free of charge. (A lightning bolt had grounded right next to our house and blew out an Ethernet hub as well. Everything else was okay.) Tom Sinclair Speaker-to-Suits "You've got a lot of time for abstract thought when you've got your hand stuck up a dead badger." -- (Terry Pratchett, Johnny and the Dead)
Post #23,276 by folkert 1/5/02 8:53:23 PM Reply	Re: And what did Apple tech support say? Tried today. Via ethernet... Crosstalk cable and without... on our network and not... NO fricking luck. Of course you were using OSX 10.1 right. I have really decided that these airports SUCK. I thought the Avaya Orinoco WAPs were bad... Done with em thaar Airports... `greg, curley95@attbi.com -- REMEMBER ED CURRY!!!` In 2002, everyone will discover that everyone else is using linux. Linux: Good, fast AND cheap. Failure is not an option: It comes bundled with Windows. ** "Two rules to success in life: 1. Don't tell people everything you know." - Sassan Tat
Post #23,298 by tjsinclair 1/6/02 10:31:49 AM Reply	Umm...actually When I first got my base station, OS X didn't exist. (I think I was using OS 8.something). You may have a hardware issue. If you haven't contacted Apple support yet, please do so. I had very good luck with them. One tech sat with me for about two hours, running down every possibility before finally determining that the HW was nuked. (And getting me a free replacement) I'm sorry to hear you're having such a bad time with these. 802.11 is really the bomb, at least when it works. Tom Sinclair Speaker-to-Suits If the Creator had said, "Let there be light" in Ankh-Morpork, he'd have gotten no further because of all the people saying "What colour?" -- (Terry Pratchett, Men at Arms)
Post #23,325 by folkert 1/6/02 9:55:12 PM Reply	802.11 It cranks! I have contacted Apple support, they have agreed that my bunch of Airports they shipped me came from a "known" bad batch. These systems and iBooks were a direct ship from Apple. They caught all but a few "early" shipments of them. Looks like I won the Grand Prize being a early one!! These were all bought as a part of a Grant we got. We are getting 2 more iBooks instead of airport replacements. As the orinoco WAP I have is cheaper and they connect just as well using that, as they would have using the airports. One thing I have about this whole thing, Why... oh WHY... does Apple have to make things like those airports as ugly as they do, just like the "hockey Puck" mouse for the iMACs we have... GAWD! The colors and see through stuff, fine... just make it fit into my office environment without looking tacky^H^H^H^H^Hout of place...!!!! But please the funky shapes and such... nope. Sure they look cool, but when the novelty wears off.. come on! `greg, curley95@attbi.com -- REMEMBER ED CURRY!!!` In 2002, everyone will discover that everyone else is using linux. Linux: Good, fast AND cheap. Failure is not an option: It comes bundled with Windows. ** "Two rules to success in life: 1. Don't tell people everything you know." - Sassan Tat
Post #23,328 by a6l6e6x 1/6/02 10:04:49 PM Reply	Early bad batch - it's the pioneers that get all the arrows! There is value in not being an early adopter. Alex Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction. -- Blaise Pascal (1623-1662)

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